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04/04/2024

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June 2024

Subservice	Article	Description
Agents	Azure Monitor Agent Migration Helper workbook	Guidance for using the AMA migration workbook.
Agents	Migrate to Azure Monitor Agent from Log Analytics agent	Refreshed guidance for migrating to Azure Monitor Agent.
Alerts	Action groups	Added list of supported roles to which action groups can send emails.
Alerts	Action groups	Updated PowerShell script for action groups using secure webhook.
Alerts	Create or edit a log search alert rule	Added limitation of log search alert rules to indicate that log search alert rules don't support linked storage.
Alerts	Common alert schema	A link to Azure Monitor Investigator was added to the alerts common schema.
App	Live metrics: Monitor and diagnose with 1-second latency	Update Distro Feature Matrix
Application-Insights	Migrate to workspace-based Application Insights resources	Migration guidance for Classic to Workspace-based resources has been updated. Classic Application Insights resources are fully retired and Continuous Export is disabled.
Application-Insights	OpenTelemetry on Azure	Our OpenTelemetry on Azure offerings are fully documented here, as well as a link to our OpenTelemetry roadmap.
Application-Insights	Application Insights availability tests	Availability Test TLS support is now fully documented.
Application-Insights	Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry for .NET, Node.js, Python, and Java applications	A tab for Azure Monitor Application Insights OpenTelemetry support of Java Native images is available.
Application-Insights	Live metrics: Monitor and diagnose with 1-second latency	We've updated our Live Metrics documentation so that it links out to both OpenTelemetry and the Classic API code.
Application-Insights	Configuration options: Azure Monitor Application Insights for Java	For Java OpenTelemetry, we've documented how to locally disable ingestion sampling. (preview feature)
Containers	Enable private link with Container insights	Added guidance for CLI.
Containers	Customize scraping of Prometheus metrics in Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus	Updated and refrehed
Containers	Use Prometheus exporters for common workloads with Azure Managed Prometheus	New article listing supported exporters.
Essentials	Send Prometheus metrics from virtual machines, scale sets, or Kubernetes clusters to an Azure Monitor workspace	Configure remote write for self-managed Prometheus on a Kubernetes cluster
General	Create a metric alert with dynamic thresholds	Added possible values for alert User Response field.
Logs	Tutorial: Send data to Azure Monitor using Logs ingestion API (Resource Manager templates)	Updated to use DCR endpoint instead of DCE.
Logs	Create and manage a dedicated cluster in Azure Monitor Logs	Added new process for configuring dedicated clusters in Azure portal.
Logs	Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics	The Basic Logs table plan now includes 30 days of interactive retention.
Logs	Aggregate data in a Log Analytics workspace by using summary rules (Preview)	Summary rules final 2
Visualizations	Link actions	Added clarification that the user must have permissions to all resources referenced in a workbook as well as to the workbook itself. Updated process and screenshots for custom views in workbook link actions.

May 2024

Subservice	Article	Description
Agents	Migrate to Azure Monitor Agent from Log Analytics agent	Updated support policy for the legacy Log Analytics agent, which will be retired on August 31, 2024.
Alerts	Create a metric alert with dynamic thresholds	Clarify look-back period
Alerts	Action groups	Updated the description of action groups to clarify that you can use automatic workflows for any scenario, not only to let users know that alert has been raised.
Alerts	Supported resources for Azure Monitor metric alerts	Removed references to the deprecated Microsoft.Web/containerApps namespace, and replaced with Microsoft.app/containerApps namespace.
Alerts	Action groups	Updated action group ARM role group notification functionality.
Alerts	Create or edit a log search alert rule	Updated article to indicate that log search alert rule queries support 'ago()' with timespan literals only.
Application-Insights	Configure Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry	The OpenTelemetry live metrics feature preview is available for .NET Core, Node.js, and Python.
Application-Insights	Testing behind a firewall	New guidance is available for availability testing behind firewalls.
Application-Insights	Application Insights availability tests	We added clarification on both running availability tests on an intranet server and the user agent string used for availability tests.
Application-Insights	Application map: Triage distributed applications	This article has been refreshed with all new screenshots.
Application-Insights	Downtime, SLA, and outages workbook	This article has been refreshed with all new screenshots.
Application-Insights	Application Insights API for custom events and metrics	Clarification added for Java and JavaScript automatic flushing behavior and configuration.
Containers	Switch to using managed Prometheus visualizations for Container Insights (preview)	V2 docs updates
Essentials	Built-in policies for Azure Monitor	New built-in policies for "allLogs" category
Logs	Define Azure Monitor Agent network settings	When you create a data collection rule, Azure Monitor now automatically creates a data collection endpoint and associates it to the data collection rule.
Logs	Azure Monitor customer-managed key	Azure Monitor Logs now supports running search jobs in Log Analytics workspaces with customer managed keys.
Logs	Enhance resilience by replicating your Log Analytics workspace across regions (Preview)	You can now replicate your Log Analytics workspace across regions and switch over to the replicated workspace if there's a regional failure.
Logs	Analyze data using Log Analytics Simple mode (Preview)	Simple mode provides the most commonly used Azure Monitor Logs functionality in an intuitive, spreadsheet-like experience. Just point and click to filter, sort, and aggregate data to get to the insights you need 80% of the time.
Profiler	Troubleshoot Application Insights Profiler	Update Troubleshooting guide with instructions for stopping unused slots.
Profiler	Troubleshoot Application Insights Profiler	Update Troubleshooting guide with prerequisite for latest ASP.NET Core runtime and explanation for limit on active profiling sessions.

April 2024

Subservice	Article	Description
Alerts	Understand the automatic migration process for your classic alert rules	Azure Monitor classic alerts are officially retired, replaced by the newer alerts experience.
Alerts	Troubleshooting problems in Azure Monitor alerts	Update alerts-troubleshoot.md
Alerts	Tutorial: Create a log search alert for an Azure resource	Added note to indicate that The combined size of all data in the log alert rule properties can't exceed 64 KB. This can be caused by too many dimensions, the query being too large, too many action groups, or a long description. Remember to optimize these areas when creating log search alert rules.
Application-Insights	Migrate to workspace-based Application Insights resources	Continuous Export within Classic Application Insights will be shut down on May 15, 2024. After this date, your Continuous Export configurations will no longer be available.
Application-Insights	Migrate from the Node.js Application Insights SDK 2.X to Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry	Node.js OpenTelemetry migration guidance is available, providing a choice of either clean installing our Distro (recommended) or upgrading to Node.js SDK 3.X as an interim solution.
Application-Insights	Application monitoring for Azure App Service and Python (Preview)	Codeless OpenTelemetry automatic instrumentation for Python is available in preview.
Application-Insights	Configuration options: Azure Monitor Application Insights for Java	Java Custom Instrumentation (preview) is available. Starting from version 3.3.1, you can capture spans for a method in your application.
Application-Insights	Sampling in Application Insights	Conflicting`ExcludedTypes` and `IncludedTypes` guidance has been added.
Change-Analysis	Enable Change Analysis	Add note to AzMon Change Analysis documentation to point users to the new ARG Change Analysis public preview, which will replace AzMon Change Analysis in GA.
Change-Analysis	Tutorial: Track a web app outage using Change Analysis	Add note to AzMon Change Analysis documentation to point users to the new ARG Change Analysis public preview, which will replace AzMon Change Analysis in GA.
Change-Analysis	Troubleshoot Azure Monitor's Change Analysis	Add note to AzMon Change Analysis documentation to point users to the new ARG Change Analysis public preview, which will replace AzMon Change Analysis in GA.
Change-Analysis	Use Change Analysis in Azure Monitor	Add note to AzMon Change Analysis documentation to point users to the new ARG Change Analysis public preview, which will replace AzMon Change Analysis in GA.
Containers	Data transformations in Container insights	Fixed syntax errors in transformation examples.
Containers	Recommended alert rules for Kubernetes clusters	Updated to include new portal experience for enabling Prometheus alerts.
Containers	Customize scraping of Prometheus metrics in Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus	Updated basic authentication
Containers	Argo CD	Argo CD Prometheus integration
Containers	Elasticsearch	Elastic search Prometheus integration
Containers	Apache Kafka	Kafka Prometheus integration
Essentials	Data collection rules in Azure Monitor	Rewritten for consistency with new Azure Monitor pipeline content.
Essentials	Configuration of Azure Monitor edge pipeline	New article for edge pipeline.
Essentials	Overview of Azure Monitor pipeline	New article to introduce Azure Monitor pipeline, which includes edge pipeline and cloud pipeline.
Essentials	Azure Monitor metrics explorer with PromQL (Preview)	New metrics explorer with PromQL support for Azure Monitor workspaces.
Essentials	Send Prometheus metrics from Virtual Machines to an Azure Monitor workspace	How to send prometheus metrics from a Virtual machine or Virtual Machine Scale Set.
General	Azure Monitor data sources and data collection methods	We've edited the article describing the Azure Monitor data sources to be more consistent with the overall Azure Monitor story.
General	Azure Monitor cost and usage	Updated information about costs associated with Azure Migrate.
General	Azure Monitor monitoring data reference	Updated to list the latest metrics, log categories, and Log Analytics tables related to monitoring Azure Monitor.
General	Monitor Azure Monitor	How to monitor Azure Monitor article updated to list all the ways you can monitor parts of Azure Monitor.
Logs	Azure Monitor customer-managed key	Updated the management API versions used for managing customer managed keys and dedicated clusters.

March 2024

Subservice	Article	Description
Alerts	Improve the reliability of your application by using Azure Advisor	We’ve updated the alerts troubleshooting articles to remove out of date content and include common support issues.
Application-Insights	Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry for .NET, Node.js, Python, and Java applications	OpenTelemetry sample applications are now provided in a centralized location.
Application-Insights	Migrate to workspace-based Application Insights resources	Classic Application Insights resources have been retired. For more information, see this article for migration information and frequently asked questions.
Application-Insights	Sampling overrides - Azure Monitor Application Insights for Java	The sampling overrides feature has reached general availability (GA), starting from 3.5.0.
Containers	Configure data collection and cost optimization in Container insights using data collection rule	Updated to include new Logs and Events cost preset.
Containers	Enable private link with Container insights	Updated with ARM templates.
Essentials	Data collection rules in Azure Monitor	Rewritten to consolidate previous data collection article.
Essentials	Workspace transformation data collection rule (DCR) in Azure Monitor	Content moved to a new article dedicated to workspace transformation DCR.
Essentials	Data collection transformations in Azure Monitor	Rewritten to remove redundancy and make the article more consistent with related articles.
Essentials	Create and edit data collection rules (DCRs) in Azure Monitor	Updated API version in REST API calls.
Essentials	Tutorial: Edit a data collection rule (DCR)	Updated API version in REST API calls.
Essentials	Monitor and troubleshoot DCR data collection in Azure Monitor	New article documenting new DCR monitoring feature.
Logs	Monitor Log Analytics workspace health	Added new metrics for monitoring data export from a Log Analytics workspace.
Logs	Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics	Azure Databricks logs tables now support the basic logs data plan.

February 2024

Subservice	Article	Description
Agents	Manage Azure Monitor Agent	Added Azure Monitor Agent disk space requirements.
Alerts	Monitor the health of log search alert rules	Added documentation for new feature - resource health for log search alert rules.
Application-Insights	Failures and Performance views	A new article was added with current information on both the Performance and Failures views.
Application-Insights	Release and work item insights	We've modified our Annotations script to support unicode characters.
Application-Insights	Migrate to workspace-based Application Insights resources	The FAQ section was updated with information on what happens if you choose not to manually migrate and similar question/answer pairs related to Classic App Insights resource retirement.
Containers	Transition from the Container Monitoring Solution to using Container Insights	Changed date for Container Monitoring Solution retirement.
Essentials	Create alert rules for Azure resources	New article summarizing alert options including Azure Monitor Baseline Alerts (AMBA).
Essentials	Structure of transformation in Azure Monitor	Added
General	Sources of monitoring data for Azure Monitor and their data collection methods	Rewritten to simplify list of Azure Monitor data sources.
Logs	Logs Ingestion API in Azure Monitor	Add new tables that now support ingestion time transformations.
Logs	Plan alerts and automated actions	The Getting Started section was edited to make the documentation cleaner and more efficient.
Logs	Enhance data and service resilience in Azure Monitor Logs with availability zones	Updated the list of supported regions for Availability Zones.
Logs	Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics	Bare Metal Machines and Microsoft Graph tables now support Basic logs.
Virtual-Machines	Monitor virtual machines with Azure Monitor	Added information on using Performance Diagnostics to troubleshoot performance issues on Windows or Linux virtual machines.

January 2024

Subservice	Article	Description
Agents	MMA Discovery and Removal Utility	Added a PowerShell script that discovers and removes the Log Analytics agent from machines as part of the migration to Azure Monitor Agent.
Agents	Send data to Event Hubs and Storage (Preview)	Update azure-monitor-agent-send-data-to-event-hubs-and-storage.md
Alerts	Resource Manager template samples for metric alert rules in Azure Monitor	We added a clarification about the parameters used when creating metric alert rules programatically.
Alerts	Manage your alert instances	We've added documentation about the new alerts timeline view.
Alerts	Create or edit a log search alert rule	Added limitations to log search alert queries.
Alerts	Create or edit a log search alert rule	We've added samples of log search alert rule queries that use Azure Data Explorer and Azure Resource Graph.
Application-Insights	Data Collection Basics of Azure Monitor Application Insights	We've provided information on how to get a list of Application Insights SDK versions and their names.
Application-Insights	Application Insights logging with .NET	We've clarified steps to view ILogger telemetry.
Application-Insights	Migrate to workspace-based Application Insights resources	The script to discover classic resources has been updated.
Application-Insights	Migrate to workspace-based Application Insights resources	Extra details are now available on migrating from Continuous Export to Diagnostic Settings.
Application-Insights	Telemetry processors (preview) - Azure Monitor Application Insights for Java	Sample metrics filters have been added.
Application-Insights	Log-based and preaggregated metrics in Application Insights	We've clarified how custom metrics work.
Containers	Default Prometheus metrics configuration in Azure Monitor	Added default targets for Control Plane to minimal ingestion profile
Containers	Azure Monitor features for Kubernetes monitoring	Rewritten to focus on role of log collection and added agent details.
Containers	Configure data collection in Container insights using ConfigMap	New article to consolidate ConfigMap configuration of all cluster configurations.
Containers	Configure data collection in Container insights using data collection rule	New article to consolidate DCR configuration of all cluster configurations.
Containers	Container insights log schema	Combine Prometheus and Container insights
Containers	Enable monitoring for Kubernetes clusters	New article to consolidate onboarding process for all container configurations and for both Prometheus and Container insights.
Containers	Customize scraping of Prometheus metrics in Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus	[Azure Monitor Managed Prometheus] Docs for pod annotation scraping through configmap
Essentials	Custom metrics in Azure Monitor (preview)	Article refreshed an updated
General	Disable monitoring of your Kubernetes cluster	New article to consolidate process for all container configurations and for both Prometheus and Container insights.
Logs	Best practices for Azure Monitor Logs	Dedicated clusters are now available in all commitment tiers, with a minimum daily ingestion of 100 GB.
Logs	Enhance data and service resilience in Azure Monitor Logs with availability zones	Availability zones are now supported in the Israel Central, Poland Central, and Italy North regions.
Virtual-Machines	Dependency Agent	VM Insights Dependency Agent now supports RHEL 8.6 Linux.
Visualizations	Composite bar renderer	We've edited the Workbooks content to make some features and functionality easier to find based on customer feedback. We've also removed legacy content.

December 2023

Subservice	Article	Description
Alerts	Noncommon alert schema definitions	Added recommendation for using the common schema
Alerts	Create a metric alert in Azure Monitor Logs	Add recommendations for alerting at scale
Alerts	Create or edit an activity log, service health, or resource health alert rule	Restructured articles about creating new alert rules for better clarity. There are now separate articles dedicated to each alert rule type, and dedicated articles for specific alert rule configurations.
Alerts	Create or edit a metric alert rule	Added limitations for use of custom properties in alert rules. Added list of query plugins not supported by log alert rule queries.
Application-Insights	Add, modify, and filter OpenTelemetry	Custom events code samples and instructions have been added to .NET Core / .NET tabs.
Application-Insights	Migrate availability tests	We've clarified the URL ping tests retirement statement. Migrate your URL ping tests as soon as possible using the PowerShell scripts provided in this article.
Application-Insights	Enable Azure Monitor Application Insights Real User Monitoring	More guidance has been added on when to use the npm package.
Application-Insights	Migrate to workspace-based Application Insights resources	We confirmed that migrating from classic to workspace-based resources doesn't introduce application downtime or restarts, and it doesn't change your existing instrumentation key or connection string.
Logs	Correlate data in Azure Data Explorer and Azure Resource Graph with data in a Log Analytics workspace	Explained how to query Azure Data Explorer external tables using the `adx("")` expression.
Logs	Logs Ingestion API in Azure Monitor	Updated Log Ingestion API version.
Profiler	Profile production applications in Azure with Application Insights Profiler	Add support for Java profiler and link to docs from .NET profiler overview.
Virtual-Machines	Enable VM insights by using PowerShell	Enable VM insights with Azure monitor agent by using PowerShell

November 2023

Subservice	Article	Description
Agents	Migrate to Azure Monitor Agent from Log Analytics agent	Container Insights is now generally available with Azure Monitor Agent.
Agents	Azure Monitor Agent overview	Azure Monitor Agent now supports AlmaLinux 9, Oracle Linux 9, and Rocky Linux 9.
Alerts	Create or edit an alert rule	Added limitations of stateful log alerts.
Alerts	Troubleshoot Azure Monitor metric alerts	Documented network error that can occur if you create a metric alert rule that uses a large number of dimensions, creating a payload that is too large for the network. We also documented possible workarounds for this issue.
Alerts	Create a metric alert with dynamic thresholds	We restructured the section on Azure Monitor alerts, so that the content is more easily findable and usable.
Alerts	Create or edit an alert rule	Corrected information about dimensions. Dimensions are retrieved from the last 24 hours, not 48 hours.
Alerts	Connect Azure to ITSM tools by using IT Service Management	Added documentation to note that as of October 2023, we don't support the using ITSM actions to send alerts and events to ServiceNow in the Azure portal.
Alerts	Create or edit an alert rule	When you create a log alert rule, if you're querying an ADX or ARG cluster, the data sources accessed by the query, must have the Reader role.
Application-Insights	Application Insights overview	OpenTelemetry for .NET Core reached general availability and is now fully supported.
Application-Insights	Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry for .NET, Node.js, Python and Java applications	Our OpenTelemetry FAQ section has been updated to reflect the general availability status of OpenTelemetry for .NET Core.
Application-Insights	Monitor your Node.js services and apps with Application Insights	A dedicated troubleshooting article is now available to assist with issues related to monitoring Node.js apps.
Application-Insights	Application Insights availability tests	We enabled TLS 1.3 in Availability Tests and updated our troubleshooting information.
Containers	Data transformations in Container insights	New article describes how to transform data using a DCR transformation in Container insights
Containers	Enable Container insights	New article: Enable private link with Container insights
Essentials	Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus rule groups	Create or edit Prometheus rule group in the Azure portal (preview)
Logs	Detect and mitigate potential issues using AIOps and machine learning in Azure Monitor	Microsoft Copilot in Azure now helps you write KQL queries to analyze data and troubleshoot issues based on prompts, such as "Are there any errors in container logs?".
Logs	Best practices for Azure Monitor Logs	More guidance on Azure Monitor Logs features that provide enhanced resilience.
Logs	Data retention and archive in Azure Monitor Logs	Azure Monitor Logs extended archiving of data to up to 12 years.
Logs	Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics	Added Basic logs support for Network managers tables.
Virtual-Machines	Enable VM insights in the Azure portal	Azure portal no longer supports enabling VM insights using Log Analytics agent.
Virtual-Machines	Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance	Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance is now generally available.
Visualizations	Azure Workbooks	We clarified that when you're viewing Azure workbooks, you can see all of the workbooks that are in your current view. In order to see all of your existing workbooks of any kind, you must Browse across galleries.

October 2023

Subservice	Article	Description
General	Best practices for monitoring Kubernetes with Azure Monitor	New article.
General	Estimate Azure Monitor costs	New article describing use of Azure Monitor pricing calculator.
General	Azure Monitor billing meter names	Billing meters moved into dedicated reference article.
General	Azure Monitor cost and usage	Rewritten.
Agents	Collect logs from a text or JSON file with Azure Monitor Agent	Added the ability to collect logs from a JSON file with Azure Monitor Agent.
Alerts	Create or edit an alert rule	Custom properties for Azure Monitor alerts are now located in the Details tab when creating or editing an alert rule.
Alerts	Create or edit an alert rule	Added note clarifying the limitations of setting the frequency of alert rules to one minute.
Application-Insights	IP addresses used by Azure Monitor	A logic model diagram is available to assist with troubleshooting scenarios.
Application-Insights	Application Insights Overview dashboard	All of the Application Insights experiences are now defined in a manner that mirrors the Azure portal experience. We've included a logic model diagram to visually convey how Application Insights works at a high level.
Application-Insights	Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry for .NET, Node.js, Python, and Java applications	Our OpenTelemetry Distro released for .NET, Java, Python, and Node.js. This is a replacement for classic Application Insights SDKs.
Essentials	Collect IIS logs with Azure Monitor Agent	Added guidance on setting up data collection endpoints based on deployment.
Logs	Restore logs in Azure Monitor	Updated information about the cost of restoring logs.
Logs	Log Analytics workspace data export in Azure Monitor	Billing for Data Export was enabled in early October 2023.
Logs	Analyze usage in a Log Analytics workspace	Added support for querying data volume from events directly, and by computer.

September 2023

Subservice	Article	Description
Agents	Define Azure Monitor Agent network settings	Added an example of Azure Monitor Agent deployment with an Azure Resource Manager policy template.
Agents	Migrate to Azure Monitor Agent from Log Analytics agent	VM Insights with Azure Monitor Agent is now generally available.
Alerts	Manage your alert instances	Updated documentation to clarify that Azure Monitor alerts are stored for 30 days and are deleted after the 30-day retention period. For stateful alerts, while the alert itself is deleted after 30 days, and isn't viewable on the alerts page, the alert condition is stored until the alert is resolved, to prevent firing another alert, and so that notifications can be sent when the alert is resolved.
Alerts	Troubleshooting problems in Azure Monitor alerts	Added a new article describing the process for migrating from the alertsSummary API, which is being deprecated in September 2026. You can use Azure Resource Graph's functionality to get the same information returned by the alertsSummary API.
Alerts	Troubleshoot log alerts in Azure Monitor	Added clarification about the limitations of the override time query setting when creating a new alert rule. The alert time range is limited to a maximum of two days, no matter what override time is set in the query.
Application-Insights	Migrate availability tests	Updated PowerShell script for quick migration of URL Ping Tests to Standard Tests.
Application-Insights	Application Insights overview	We've updated the Supported Languages section to provide more information about the OpenTelemetry Distro.
Application-Insights	Migrating from OpenCensus Python SDK and Azure Monitor OpenCensus exporter for Python to Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Python Distro	Follow this guide to migrate Python apps from OpenCensus solutions to the OpenTelemetry Distro.
Application-Insights	Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry for .NET, Node.js, Python and Java applications	The OpenTelemetry Distro is fully released and generally available for Node.js, Python, and Java. An OpenTelemetry Exporter is also released and generally available for .NET and .NET Core.
Application-Insights	What is autoinstrumentation for Azure Monitor Application Insights?	Automatic instrumentation, which enables Application Insights without code changes, is now released and generally available for App Service on Linux - Publish as Docker.
Containers	Migrate from ContainerLog to ContainerLogV2	New article.
Containers	Configure remote write for Azure managed service for Prometheus using Azure Active Directory workload identity (preview)	New article Configure remote write for Azure Monitor managed service …
Essentials	Migrate from diagnostic settings storage retention to Azure Storage lifecycle management	Added CLI and template tabs showing storage lifecycle setting.
General	Plan your alerts and automated actions	Add alerts best practices article
General	Azure Monitor cost and usage	Updated information about the Cost Analysis usage report which contains both the cost for your usage, and the number of units of usage. You can use this export to see the amount of benefit you're receiving from various offers such as the Defender for Servers data allowance and the Microsoft Sentinel benefit for Microsoft 365 E5, A5, F5, and G5 customers.
Logs	Send log data to Azure Monitor by using the HTTP Data Collector API (deprecated)	Added deprecation notice.
Logs	Azure Monitor Logs overview	Added code samples for the Azure Monitor Ingestion client module for Go.
Logs	[Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics](logs/logs-table-plans.mdVirtual Network Manager, Dev Center, and Communication Services tables that now support Basic logs.

August 2023

Subservice	Article	Description
General	Azure Monitor cost and usage	Added section detailing billing meter names.
Application-Insights	Add, modify, and filter OpenTelemetry	A caution has been added about using community libraries with additional information on how to request we include them in our distro.
Application-Insights	Add, modify, and filter OpenTelemetry	Support and feedback options are now available across all of our OpenTelemetry pages.
Application-Insights	How many Application Insights resources should I deploy?	We added an important warning about additional network costs when monitoring across regions.
Application-Insights	Use Search in Application Insights	We clarified that URL query strings are not logged by Azure Functions and that URL query strings won't show up in searches.
Application-Insights	Migrating from OpenCensus Python SDK and Azure Monitor OpenCensus exporter for Python to Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Python Distro	Migrate from OpenCensus to OpenTelemetry with this step-by-step guidance.
Application-Insights	Application Insights overview	We've added an illustration to convey how Azure Monitor Application Insights works at a high level.
Containers	Troubleshoot collection of Prometheus metrics in Azure Monitor	Added the Troubleshoot using PowerShell script section.
Containers	Monitor Kubernetes clusters using Azure services and cloud native tools	Updated previous scenario for hybrid Kubernetes clusters and managed Prometheus.
Containers	Monitor Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)	New article providing simplified introduction to monitoring AKS cluster.
Containers	Container insights overview	Rewritten for to include new features and managed services.
Essentials	Send Prometheus metrics to Log Analytics workspace with Container insights	Updated to simplify article to only legacy method of sending Prometheus metrics to Log Analytics workspace.
Essentials	Collect Prometheus metrics from an AKS cluster	Updated to include additional onboarding methods.
Essentials	Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus rule groups	Expanded "Limiting rules to a specific cluster"
Logs	Enable cost optimization settings	Updated for portal updates and additional details on workspace tables.
Logs	Enable the ContainerLogV2 schema	Updated configuration section.
Logs	Manage access to Log Analytics workspaces	Simplified flow for setting table-level access.
Logs	Query data in Azure Data Explorer and Azure Resource Graph from Azure Monitor	Azure Monitor now lets you query data in Azure Resource Graph from your Log Analytics workspace.

July 2023

Subservice	Article	Description
Agents	Azure Monitor Agent Health (Preview)	Introduced a new Azure Monitor Agent Health workbook, which monitors the health of agents deployed across your organization.
Alerts	Manage your alert instances	View alerts as a timeline (preview)
Alerts	Upgrade to the Scheduled Query Rules API from the legacy Log Analytics alerts API	Changes to the log alert rule creation experience
Application-Insights	Migrate to workspace-based Application Insights resources	We now support migrating classic components to workspace-based components via PowerShell cmdlet.
Application-Insights	EventCounters introduction	Code samples have been provided for the latest .NET versions.
Application-Insights	Enable a framework extension for Application Insights JavaScript SDK	We've added a section for the React Native Manual Device Plugin, and clarified exception tracking and device info collection.
Application-Insights	Migrate availability tests	Migrate your classic URL ping tests to the new standard availability tests using this prescriptive guidance.
Application-Insights	Enable a framework extension for Application Insights JavaScript SDK	The 'What does the plug-in enable?' and 'Add configuration' sections have been rewritten to align across all of our JavaScript documentation.
Application-Insights	Microsoft Azure Monitor Application Insights JavaScript SDK configuration	The 'What does the plug-in enable?' and 'Add configuration' sections have been rewritten to align across all of our JavaScript documentation.
Application-Insights	Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry for .NET, Node.js, Python and Java applications	Clarification of the term "Distro" has been provided.
Application-Insights	Data Collection Basics of Azure Monitor Application Insights	We've added a new article to clarify both manual and automatic instrumentation options to enable Application Insights.
Application-Insights	Enable a framework extension for Application Insights JavaScript SDK	The "Explore your data" section has been improved.
Application-Insights	Sampling overrides (preview) - Azure Monitor Application Insights for Java	We've documented steps for troubleshooting sampling.
Logs	Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics	Additional Azure tables now support low-cost basic logs, including tables for the Bare Metal Machines, Managed Lustre, Nexus Clusters, and Nexus Storage Appliances services.
Logs	Query Basic Logs in Azure Monitor	Basic log queries are now billable.
Logs	Restore logs in Azure Monitor	Restored logs are now billable.
Logs	Run search jobs in Azure Monitor	Search jobs are now billable.
Logs	Tutorial: Ingest events from Azure Event Hubs into Azure Monitor Logs (Preview)	New article that explains how to ingest data directly from Azure Event Hubs, Azure's big data streaming platform, into Azure Monitor Logs.
Optimization-Insights	Monitor and analyze runtime behavior with Code Optimizations (Preview)	PM added a demo video for Code Optimizations
Virtual-Machines	Migrate from deprecated VM insights policies	We're deprecating the VM insights DCR deployment policies and replacing them with new policies because of a race condition issue. This article explains how to migrate from deprecated VM insights policies to their replacement policies.

June 2023

Subservice	Article	Description
General	What's new in Azure Monitor documentation	Subscribe to "What's New" using the new RSS link
Application-Insights	Filter and preprocess telemetry in the Application Insights SDK	An Azure Monitor Telemetry Data Types Reference has been added for quick reference.
Application-Insights	Add and modify OpenTelemetry	We've simplified the OpenTelemetry onboarding process by moving instructions to add and modify telemetry in this new document.
Application-Insights	Application Map: Triage distributed applications	Application Map Intelligent View has reached general availability. Enjoy this powerful tool that harnesses machine learning to aid in service health investigations.
Application-Insights	Usage analysis with Application Insights	Code samples have been updated for the latest versions of .NET.
Application-Insights	Enable a framework extension for Application Insights JavaScript SDK	All JavaScript SDK documentation has been updated and simplified, including documentation for feature and framework extensions.
Autoscale	Use autoscale actions to send email and webhook alert notifications in Azure Monitor	Article updated and refreshed
Containers	Query logs from Container insights	New section: Container logs, with sample queries
Containers	Authentication for Container Insights	New article: Configure agent authentication for the Container Insights agent
Essentials	Azure monitoring REST API walkthrough	Added multi resource request examples
Essentials	Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus rule groups	Added CLI & PowerShell reference and examples
Logs	Set up resources required to send data to Azure Monitor Logs using the Logs Ingestion API	New article. Run a PowerShell script to set up resources required to send data to Azure Monitor using the Logs Ingestion API.
Logs	Migrate from the HTTP Data Collector API to the Log Ingestion API to send data to Azure Monitor Logs	Updated guidance for migrating from the legacy Azure Monitor Data Collector API to the Log Ingestion API.
Logs	Detect and mitigate potential issues using AIOps and machine learning in Azure Monitor	New article. Lists Azure Monitor AIOps features and explains how to implement a machine learning pipeline on data in Azure Monitor Logs.
Logs	Tutorial: Analyze data in Azure Monitor Logs using a notebook	New tutorial. Explains how to integrate a notebook with a Log Analytics workspace to create a machine learning pipeline or perform advanced analysis on data in Azure Monitor Logs.
Virtual-Machines	Tutorial: Create availability alert rule for multiple Azure virtual machines (preview)	New article with consolidated list of best practices for monitoring VMs organized by WAF pillar.

May 2023

Subservice	Article	Description
Agents	Azure Monitor Agent overview	Mma ama migration update
Agents	Azure Monitor Agent overview	Azure Monitoring Agent for Linux now officially supports various hardening standards for Linux operating systems and distros.
Agents	Migrate from MMA custom text log to AMA DCR based custom text logs	New article that explains how to migrate from the HTTP Data Collector API to the Log Ingestion API.
Agents	Azure Monitor Agent overview	Azure Monitor Agent now supports Azure Stack HCI.
Alerts	Create a new alert rule	Log alert rules support using managed identities to send the log query.
Alerts	Monitor Azure AD B2C with Azure Monitor	Articles on action groups have been updated.
Alerts	Create a new alert rule	Alert rules that use action groups support custom properties to add custom information to the alert notification payload.
Application-Insights	Feature extensions for the Application Insights JavaScript SDK (Click Analytics)	Most of our JavaScript SDK documentation has been updated and overhauled.
Application-Insights	Analyze product usage with HEART	Updated and overhauled HEART framework documentation.
Application-Insights	Dependency tracking in Application Insights	All new documentation supports the Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro public preview release announced on May 10, 2023. Public Preview: Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro for ASP.NET Core, JavaScript (Node.js), Python
Application-Insights	Application Monitoring for Azure App Service and Java	Added CATALINA_OPTS for Tomcat.
Essentials	Configure remote write for Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus using Microsoft Azure Active Directory pod identity (preview)	New article: Configure remote write for Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus using Microsoft Azure Active Directory pod identity
Essentials	Use private endpoints for Managed Prometheus and Azure Monitor workspace	New article: Use private endpoints for Managed Prometheus and Azure Monitor workspace
Essentials	Private Link for data ingestion for Managed Prometheus and Azure Monitor workspace	New article: Private Link for data ingestion for Managed Prometheus and Azure Monitor workspace
Essentials	Collect Prometheus metrics from an Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster (preview)	New article: Collect Prometheus metrics from an Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster (preview)
Essentials	How to migrate from the metrics API to the getBatch API	Migrate from the metrics API to the getBatch API
Essentials	Azure Active Directory authorization proxy	Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) auth proxy
Essentials	Integrate KEDA with your Azure Kubernetes Service cluster	New Article: Integrate KEDA with AKS and Prometheus
Essentials	General Availability: Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus	General Availability: Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus
Insights	Monitor and analyze runtime behavior with Code Optimizations (Preview)	New doc for public preview release of Code Optimizations feature.
Logs	Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics	Added Azure Active Directory, Communication Services, Container Apps Environments, and Data Manager for Energy to the list of tables that support Basic logs.
Logs	Export data from a Log Analytics workspace to a storage account by using Logic Apps	Added an Azure Resource Manager template for exporting data from a Log Analytics workspace to a storage account by using Logic Apps.
Logs	Set daily cap on Log Analytics workspace	Starting September 18, 2023, the Log Analytics Daily Cap will no longer exclude a set of data types from the daily cap, and all billable data types will be capped if the daily cap is met.

April 2023

Subservice	Article	Description
Agents	Azure Monitor Agent Performance Benchmark	Added performance benchmark data for the scenario of using Azure Monitor Agent to forward data to a gateway.
Agents	Troubleshoot issues with the Log Analytics agent for Windows	Log Analytics will no longer accept connections from MMA versions that use old root CAs (MMA versions prior to the Winter 2020 release for Log Analytics agent, and prior to Microsoft System Center Operations Manager 2019 UR3 for Operations Manager).
Agents	Azure Monitor Agent overview	Log Analytics agent supports Windows Server 2022.
Alerts	Common alert schema	Updated alert payload common schema to include custom properties.
Alerts	Create and manage action groups in the Azure portal	Clarified use of basic auth in webhook.
Application-Insights	Application Insights logging with .NET	We've made it easier to understand where to find iLogger telemetry.
Application-Insights	Set up Azure Monitor for your Python application	Updated telemetry type mappings code sample.
Application-Insights	Feature extensions for the Application Insights JavaScript SDK (Click Analytics)	Code samples updated to use connection strings.
Application-Insights	Connection strings	Code samples updated for .NET 6/7.
Application-Insights	Live Metrics: Monitor and diagnose with 1-second latency	Code samples updated for .NET 6/7.
Application-Insights	Geolocation and IP address handling	The PowerShell 'Update-AzApplicationInsights' code sample to disable IP masking has been updated.
Application-Insights	Application Insights for Worker Service applications (non-HTTP applications)	The .NET Core app scenario chart has been updated.
Application-Insights	Azure AD authentication for Application Insights	Linked information on how to query Application Insights using Azure AD Authentication.
Application-Insights	Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry for .NET, Node.js, Python and Java applications	Java guidance and code samples have been updated.
Autoscale	Configure autoscale with PowerShell	New Article: Configure autoscale using PowerShell
Autoscale	Get started with autoscale in Azure	Refreshed article
Containers	Monitor an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster using Container insights in Azure Monitor	New Learn module: Monitor an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster using Container insights in Azure Monitor.
Containers	Manage the Container insights agent	Semantic version update of container insights agent version
Essentials	Azure Monitor Metrics overview	New Batch Metrics API that allows multiple resource requests and reducing throttling found in the non-batch version.
General	Cost optimization in Azure Monitor	Rewritten to match organization of Well Architected Framework service guides
General	Best practices for Azure Monitor Logs	New article with consolidated list of best practices for Logs organized by WAF pillar.
General	Migrate from Operations Manager to Azure Monitor	Migrate from Operations Manager to Azure Monitor
Logs	Application Insights API Access with Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) Authentication	New article that explains how to authenticate and access the Azure Monitor Application Insights APIs using Azure AD.
Logs	Tutorial: Replace custom fields in Log Analytics workspace with KQL-based custom columns	Guidance for migrate legacy custom fields to KQL-based custom columns using transformations.
Logs	Monitor Log Analytics workspace health	View Log Analytics workspace health metrics, including query success metrics, directly from the Log Analytics workspace screen in the Azure portal.
Logs	Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics	Dedicated SQL Pool tables and Kubernetes services tables now support Basic logs.
Logs	Set daily cap on Log Analytics workspace	Updated daily cap functionality for workspace-based Application Insights.
Profiler	View Application Insights Profiler data	Clarified this section based on user feedback.
Snapshot-Debugger	Debug snapshots on exceptions in .NET apps	Removed "how to view" sections and move into its own doc.
Snapshot-Debugger	Enable Snapshot Debugger for .NET apps in Azure App Service	Updated link for release notes to the "Release notes" section in the Snapshot Debugger overview.
Snapshot-Debugger	View Application Insights Snapshot Debugger data	Created this new doc for viewing snapshots from content taken from the overview.
Snapshot-Debugger	Enable Snapshot Debugger for .NET and .NET Core apps in Azure Functions	Updated link for release notes to the "Release notes" section in the Snapshot Debugger overview.
Snapshot-Debugger	Troubleshoot problems enabling Application Insights Snapshot Debugger or viewing snapshots	Updated link for release notes to the "Release notes" section in the Snapshot Debugger overview.
Snapshot-Debugger	Enable Snapshot Debugger for .NET apps in Azure Service Fabric, Cloud Service, and Virtual Machines	Updated link for release notes to the "Release notes" section in the Snapshot Debugger overview.
Snapshot-Debugger	Debug snapshots on exceptions in .NET apps	Moved the release notes to the end of the Snapshot Debugger overview doc to improve page metrics.
Snapshot-Debugger	What's new in Azure Monitor documentation	Updated link for release notes to the "Release notes" section in the Snapshot Debugger overview.
Snapshot-Debugger	Debug snapshots on exceptions in .NET apps	Updated .NET availability for Snapshot Debugger to avoid ".NET Core" and "LTS" language.
Snapshot-Debugger	Debug snapshots on exceptions in .NET apps	Added release notes for the 1.4.4 point release addressing user-reported bugs.

March 2023

Subservice	Article	Description
Alerts	Manage your alert rules	Updated article to reflect that the user can duplicate an existing alert rule.
Alerts	Quickstart: Deploy an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster by using the Azure portal	You can enable recommended alert rules when you create an AKS cluster in the Azure portal.
Alerts	Monitor Log Analytics workspace health	If you have a Log Analytics workspace without any configured alert rules, you can enable recommended alert rules from the Alerts page of a Log Analytics workspace.
Alerts	Connect Azure to ITSM tools by using IT Service Management	Updated the workflow for creating ServiceNow ITSM tickets from an Azure Monitor alert. The article now specifies separate workflows for ITSM actions, incidents, and events.
Alerts	Manage your alert rules	Recommended alert rules are now enabled for all customers and are no longer in public preview.
Alerts	Create a new alert rule	Updated to reflect the updated Create new alert rule UI. The alert rule creation wizard clearly indicates the most commonly used resources and signals for their alerts to help users more easily create alert rules.
Alerts	Understanding Azure Active Directory Application Proxy Complex application scenario (preview)	Updated the documentation for the common schema used in the alerts payload to contain the detailed information about the fields in the payload of each alert type.
Alerts	Supported resources for metric alerts in Azure Monitor	Updated list of metrics supported by metric alert rules.
Alerts	Create and manage action groups in the Azure portal	Updated the documentation explaining the retry logic used in action groups that use webhooks.
Alerts	Create and manage action groups in the Azure portal	Added list of countries/regions supported by voice notifications.
Alerts	Connect ServiceNow to Azure Monitor	Added Tokyo to list of supported ServiceNow webhook integrations.
Application-Insights	Application Insights SDK support guidance	Release notes are now available for each SDK.
Application-Insights	What is distributed tracing and telemetry correlation?	Merged our documents related to distributed tracing and telemetry correlation.
Application-Insights	Application Insights availability tests	Separated and called out the two Classic Tests, which are older versions of availability tests.
Application-Insights	Microsoft Azure Monitor Application Insights JavaScript SDK configuration	JavaScript SDK configuration now includes npm setup, cookie configuration and management, source map un-minify support, and tree shaking optimized code.
Application-Insights	Microsoft Azure Monitor Application Insights JavaScript SDK	Our introductory article to the JavaScript SDK now provides only the fast and easy code-snippet method of getting started.
Application-Insights	Geolocation and IP address handling	Updated code samples for .NET 6/7.
Application-Insights	Application Insights logging with .NET	Updated code samples for .NET 6/7.
Application-Insights	Azure Monitor overview	Updated Azure Monitor overview graphics along with related content.
Containers	Metric alert rules in Container insights (preview)	Updated to indicate deprecation of metric alerts.
Containers	Azure Monitor Container insights for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters	Added option for Azure Monitor Private Link Scope (AMPLS) + Proxy.
Essentials	Collect Prometheus metrics from an AKS cluster (preview)	Enabled Windows metric collection metrics add-on.
Essentials	Query Prometheus metrics by using the API and PromQL	New article: Query Azure Monitor workspaces by using REST and PromQL.
Essentials	Configure remote write for Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus by using Azure Active Directory authentication (preview)	Added Prometheus remote write Active Directory relabel.
Essentials	Built-in policies for Azure Monitor	Added new built-in policies to create diagnostic settings in Azure Monitor with deploy-if-not-exists defaults.
Logs	Logs Ingestion API in Azure Monitor	Updated to include client libraries.
Logs	Tutorial: Send data to Azure Monitor by using the Logs Ingestion API (Azure Resource Manager templates)	Rewritten to be more consistent with related tutorial.
Logs	Sample code to send data to Azure Monitor by using the Logs Ingestion API	New article: Sample code to send data by using the Logs Ingestion API, including new client ingestion libraries for Python, .NET, Java, and JavaScript.
Logs	Tutorial: Send data to Azure Monitor Logs with the Logs Ingestion API (Azure portal)	Rewritten to be more consistent with related tutorial.
Snapshot-Debugger	Enable Profiler for ASP.NET Core web applications hosted in Linux on Azure App Service	Updated code snippets from .NET 5 to .NET 6.
Snapshot-Debugger	Enable Snapshot Debugger for .NET apps in Azure Service Fabric, Azure Cloud Services, and Azure Virtual Machines	Updated code snippets from .NET 5 to .NET 6.

Subservice	Article	Description
Agents	Azure Monitor Agent extension versions	Added release notes for the Azure Monitor Agent Linux 1.25 release.
Agents	Migrate to Azure Monitor Agent from the Log Analytics agent	Updated guidance for migrating from Log Analytics agent to Azure Monitor Agent.
Alerts	Manage your alert rules	Included limitation and workaround for resource health alerts. If you apply a target resource type scope filter to the Alerts rules page, the alerts rules list doesn’t include resource health alert rules.
Alerts	Customize alert notifications by using Azure Logic Apps	Added instructions for other customizations that you can include when you use Logic Apps to create alert notifications. You can extract information about the affected resource from the resource's tags. Then you can include the resource tags in the alert payload and use the information in your logical expressions that are used for creating the notifications.
Alerts	Create and manage action groups in the Azure portal	Combined two articles about creating action groups into one article.
Alerts	Create and manage action groups in the Azure portal	Clarified that you can't pass security certificates in a webhook action in action groups.
Alerts	Create a new alert rule	Added information about adding custom properties to the alert payload when you use action groups.
Alerts	Manage your alert instances	Removed option for managing alert instances by using the Azure CLI.
Application-Insights	Migrate to workspace-based Application Insights resources	Added the continuous export deprecation notice to this article for more visibility. We recommend migrating to workspace-based Application Insights resources as soon as possible to take advantage of new features.
Application-Insights	Application Insights API for custom events and metrics	Consolidated client-side JavaScript SDK extensions into two new articles called Framework extensions and Feature extensions. We've also created new standalone Upgrade and Troubleshooting articles.
Application-Insights	Monitor Azure Functions with Azure Monitor Application Insights	Overhauled the documentation on Azure Functions integration with Application Insights.
Application-Insights	Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry for .NET, Node.js, Python, and Java applications	Updated Java OpenTelemetry examples.
Application-Insights	Application monitoring for Azure App Service and Java	Updated and separated out the instructions to manually deploy the latest Application Insights Java version.
Containers	Enable Container insights for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters	Added a section for enabling a private link without managed identity authentication.
Containers	Syslog collection with Container insights (preview)	Added use of Azure Resource Manager templates for enabling Syslog collection.
Containers	Enable cost-optimization settings (preview)	New article: Enable cost-optimization settings.
Essentials	Data collection transformations in Azure Monitor	Added section and sample for using transformations to send to multiple destinations.
Essentials	Custom metrics in Azure Monitor (preview)	Added reference to the limit of 64 KB on the combined length of all custom metrics names.
Essentials	Azure monitoring REST API walkthrough	Refreshed REST API walkthrough.
Essentials	Collect Prometheus metrics from AKS cluster (preview)	Added enabling Prometheus metric collection by using Azure Policy and Bicep.
Essentials	Send Prometheus metrics to multiple Azure Monitor workspaces (preview)	Updated sending metrics to multiple Azure Monitor workspaces.
General	Analyze and visualize data	Revised the article about analyzing and visualizing monitoring data to provide a comparison of the different visualization tools and guide customers on when to choose each tool for their implementation.
Logs	Tutorial: Send data to Azure Monitor Logs by using the REST API (Resource Manager templates)	Made minor fixes and updated sample data.
Logs	Analyze usage in a Log Analytics workspace	Added query for data that has the IsBillable indicator set incorrectly, which could result in incorrect billing.
Logs	Add or delete tables and columns in Azure Monitor Logs	Added custom column naming limitations.
Logs	Enhance data and service resilience in Azure Monitor Logs with availability zones	Clarified availability zone support for data resilience and service resilience and added new supported regions.
Logs	Monitor Log Analytics workspace health	New article: Explains how to monitor the service and resource health of a Log Analytics workspace.
Logs	Feature extensions for Application Insights JavaScript SDK (Click Analytics)	You can now launch Power BI and create a dataset and report connected to a Log Analytics query with one click.
Logs	Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics	Added new tables to the list of tables that support Basic Logs.
Logs	Manage tables in a Log Analytics workspace	Refreshed all Log Analytics workspace images with the new TOC on the left.
Security-Fundamentals	Monitoring Azure App Service	Revised the Azure Monitor overview to improve usability. The article is cleaned up, streamlined, and better reflects the product architecture and the customer experience.
Snapshot-Debugger	host.json reference for Azure Functions 2.x and later	Removing the TSG from the Azure Monitor TOC and adding to the support TOC.
Snapshot-Debugger	Configure Bring Your Own Storage (BYOS) for Application Insights Profiler and Snapshot Debugger	Removing the TSG from the Azure Monitor TOC and adding to the support TOC.
Snapshot-Debugger	Release notes for Microsoft.ApplicationInsights.SnapshotCollector	Removing the TSG from the Azure Monitor TOC and adding to the support TOC.
Snapshot-Debugger	Enable Snapshot Debugger for .NET apps in Azure App Service	Removing the TSG from the Azure Monitor TOC and adding to the support TOC.
Snapshot-Debugger	Enable Snapshot Debugger for .NET and .NET Core apps in Azure Functions	Removing the TSG from the Azure Monitor TOC and adding to the support TOC.
Snapshot-Debugger	Troubleshoot problems enabling Application Insights Snapshot Debugger or viewing snapshots	Removing the TSG from the Azure Monitor TOC and adding to the support TOC.
Snapshot-Debugger	Enable Snapshot Debugger for .NET apps in Azure Service Fabric, Azure Cloud Services, and Virtual Machines	Removing the TSG from the Azure Monitor TOC and adding to the support TOC.
Snapshot-Debugger	Debug snapshots on exceptions in .NET apps	Removing the TSG from the Azure Monitor TOC and adding to the support TOC.
Virtual-Machines	Monitor virtual machines with Azure Monitor: Analyze monitoring data	New article.
Visualizations	Use JSONPath to transform JSON data in workbooks	Added information about using JSONPath to convert data types in Azure Workbooks.
Containers	Configure Container insights cost-optimization data collection rules	New article: Preview of cost-optimization settings.

January 2023

Subservice	Article	Description
Agents	Tutorial: Transform text logs during ingestion in Azure Monitor Logs	New tutorial: How to write a KQL query that transforms text log data and add the transformation to a data collection rule.
Agents	Azure Monitor Agent overview	SQL Best Practices Assessment now available with Azure Monitor Agent.
Alerts	Create a new alert rule	Streamlined alerts documentation added the common schema definition to the common schema article, and moved sample Resource Manager templates for alerts to the "Samples" section.
Alerts	Non-common alert schema definitions for Test Action Group (preview)	Added a sample payload for the Actual Cost and Forecasted Budget schemas.
Application-Insights	Live Metrics: Monitor and diagnose with 1-second latency	Updated Live Metrics "Troubleshooting" section.
Application-Insights	Application Insights for Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets	Easily monitor your IIS-hosted .NET Framework and .NET Core applications running on Azure Virtual Machines and Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets by using a new App Insights extension.
Application-Insights	Sampling in Application Insights	Added embedded links to assist with looking up type definitions (dependency, event, exception, PageView, request, and trace).
Application-Insights	Configuration options: Azure Monitor Application Insights for Java	Instructions are now available on how to set the HTTP proxy by using an environment variable, which overrides the JSON configuration. We've also provided a sample to configure connection string at runtime.
Application-Insights	Application Insights for Java 2.x	The Java 2.x retirement notice is available at https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/application-insights-java-2x-retirement.
Autoscale	Diagnostic settings in autoscale	Updated and expanded content.
Autoscale	Overview of common autoscale patterns	Clarification of weekend profiles.
Autoscale	Autoscale with multiple profiles	Added clarifications for profile end times.
Change-Analysis	Scenarios for using Change Analysis in Azure Monitor	Merged two low-engagement docs into Visualizations article and removed from TOC.
Change-Analysis	Scenarios for using Change Analysis in Azure Monitor	Merged two low-engagement docs into Visualizations article and removed from TOC.
Change-Analysis	Scenarios for using Change Analysis in Azure Monitor	Merged two low-engagement docs into Visualizations article and removed from TOC.
Change-Analysis	Track a web app outage by using Change Analysis	Added new section on virtual network changes to the tutorial.
Containers	Azure Monitor container insights for Azure Kubernetes Service hybrid clusters (preview)	New article.
Containers	Syslog collection with Container insights (preview)	New article.
Essentials	Query Prometheus metrics by using Azure Workbooks (preview)	New article.
Essentials	Azure Workbooks data sources	Added section for Prometheus metrics.
Essentials	Query Prometheus metrics by using Azure Workbooks (preview)	New article.
Essentials	Azure Monitor workspace (preview)	Updated design considerations.
Essentials	Supported metrics with Azure Monitor	Updated and refreshed the list of supported metrics.
Essentials	Supported categories for Azure Monitor resource logs	Updated and refreshed the list of supported logs.
General	Multicloud monitoring with Azure Monitor	New article.
Logs	Set daily cap on Log Analytics workspace	Clarified special case for daily cap logic.
Logs	Send custom metrics for an Azure resource to the Azure Monitor metric store by using a REST API	Updated and refreshed how to send custom metrics.
Logs	Migrate from Splunk to Azure Monitor Logs	New article: Explains how to migrate your Splunk Observability deployment to Azure Monitor Logs for logging and log data analysis.
Logs	Manage access to Log Analytics workspaces	Added permissions required to run a search job and restore archived data.
Logs	Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics	Added information about how to modify a table schema by using the API.
Snapshot-Debugger	Enable Snapshot Debugger for .NET apps in Azure App Service	Per customer feedback, added new note that Consumption plan isn't supported.
Virtual-Machines	Collect IIS logs with Azure Monitor Agent	Added sample log queries.
Virtual-Machines	Collect text logs with Azure Monitor Agent	Added sample log queries.
Virtual-Machines	Monitor virtual machines with Azure Monitor: Deploy agent	Rewritten for Azure Monitor Agent.
Virtual-Machines	Monitor virtual machines with Azure Monitor: Alerts	Rewritten for Azure Monitor Agent.
Virtual-Machines	Monitor virtual machines with Azure Monitor: Analyze monitoring data	Rewritten for Azure Monitor Agent.
Virtual-Machines	Monitor virtual machines with Azure Monitor: Collect data	Rewritten for Azure Monitor Agent.
Virtual-Machines	Monitor virtual machines with Azure Monitor: Migrate management pack logic	Rewritten for Azure Monitor Agent.
Virtual-Machines	Monitor virtual machines with Azure Monitor	Rewritten for Azure Monitor Agent.
Virtual-Machines	Monitor Azure virtual machines	VM scenario updates for Azure Monitor Agent.

December 2022

Subservice	Article	Description
General	Azure Monitor for existing Operations Manager customers	Updated for Azure Monitor Agent and System Center Operations Manager managed instance.
Application-Insights	Create an Application Insights resource	Classic Application Insights resources are deprecated. Support ends on February 29, 2024. Migrate to workspace-based resources to take advantage of new capabilities.
Application-Insights	Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry for .NET, Node.js, and Python applications (preview)	Updated Node.js sample code for JavaScript and TypeScript.
Application-Insights	System performance counters in Application Insights	Updated code samples for .NET 6/7.
Application-Insights	Sampling in Application Insights	Updated code samples for .NET 6/7.
Application-Insights	Availability alerts	Rewritten with new guidance and screenshots.
Change-Analysis	Tutorial: Track a web app outage by using Change Analysis	Changed tutorial content to reflect changes to repo and removed and replaced sections.
Containers	Configure Azure CNI networking in Azure Kubernetes Service	Added steps to enable IP subnet usage.
Containers	Reports in Container insights	Updated to reflect the steps to enable IP subnet usage.
Essentials	Best practices for data collection rule creation and management in Azure Monitor	New article.
Essentials	Configure self-managed Grafana to use Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus (preview) with Azure Active Directory	New article: Configured self-managed Grafana to use Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus (preview) with Azure Active Directory.
Logs	Azure Monitor SCOM Managed Instance (preview)	New article.
Logs	Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics	Updated the list of tables that support Basic Logs.
Virtual-Machines	Tutorial: Create availability alert rule for Azure virtual machine (preview)	New article.
Virtual-Machines	Tutorial: Enable recommended alert rules for Azure virtual machine	New article.
Virtual-Machines	Tutorial: Enable monitoring with VM insights for Azure virtual machine	New article.
Virtual-Machines	Monitor Azure virtual machines	Updated for Azure Monitor Agent and availability metric.
Virtual-Machines	Enable VM insights by using Azure Policy	Updated flow for enabling VM insights with Azure Monitor Agent by using Azure Policy.
Visualizations	Creating an Azure Workbook	Added tutorial on resource-centric log queries in workbooks.

November 2022

Subservice	Article	Description
General	Cost optimization and Azure Monitor	Rewritten to align with Azure Well-Architected Framework. Moved detailed content to other articles and linked from here.
Agents	Collect SNMP trap data with Azure Monitor Agent	New tutorial: Explains how to collect Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) traps by using Azure Monitor Agent.
Alerts	Create a new alert rule	Resource Health alerts and Service Health alerts are created by using the same simplified workflow as all other alert types.
Alerts	Manage your alert rules	Recommended alert rules are enabled for Azure Kubernetes Service and Log Analytics workspace resources in addition to VMs.
Application-insights	Sampling in Application Insights	ASP.NET Core applications can be configured in code or through the `appsettings.json` file. Removed conflicting information.
Application-insights	How many Application Insights resources should I deploy?	Added clarification on setting iKey dynamically in code.
Application-insights	Application Map: Triage distributed applications	Documented App Map Filters, an exciting new feature.
Application-insights	Enable Application Insights for ASP.NET Core applications	The Azure Café sample app is now hosted and linked on Git.
Application-insights	What is auto-instrumentation for Azure Monitor Application Insights?	Updated the auto-instrumentation supported languages chart.
Application-insights	Application monitoring for Azure App Service and ASP.NET	Corrected links to check versions.
Application-insights	Sampling overrides (preview) - Azure Monitor Application Insights for Java	Updated OpenTelemetry Span information for Java.
Autoscale	Understand autoscale settings	Refreshed and updated.
Autoscale	Overview of common autoscale patterns	Refreshed and updated.
Essentials	Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus (preview)	Restructured Prometheus content.
Essentials	Configure remote write for Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus by using Azure Active Directory authentication (preview)	New article.
Essentials	Azure Monitor workspace (preview)	Added Bicep example.
Essentials	Migrate from diagnostic settings storage retention to Azure Storage lifecycle management	Added deprecation note.
Essentials	Diagnostic settings in Azure Monitor	All destination endpoints support TLS 1.2.
Logs	Cost optimization and Azure Monitor	Added cost information and removed preview label.
Logs	Diagnostic settings in Azure Monitor	Added section on controlling costs with transformations.
Logs	Analyze usage in a Log Analytics workspace	Added Kusto Query Language query that retrieves data volumes for charged data types.
Logs	Access the Azure Monitor Log Analytics API	Refreshed and updated.
Logs	Collect text logs with the Log Analytics agent in Azure Monitor	Added new table management section with new articles on table configuration options, schema management, and custom table creation.
Logs	Azure Monitor Metrics overview	Added a new Azure SDK client library for Go.
Logs	Azure Monitor Log Analytics API overview	Added a new Azure SDK client library for Go.
Logs	Azure Monitor Logs overview	Added a new Azure SDK client library for Go.
Logs	Log queries in Azure Monitor	Added a new Azure SDK client library for Go.
Logs	Set a table's log data plan to Basic or Analytics	Added new tables to the list of tables that support the Basic Log data plan.
Visualizations	Monitor your Azure services in Grafana	The Grafana integration is generally available and is no longer in preview.
Visualizations	Get started with Azure Workbooks	Added instructions for how to share workbooks.

October 2022

Subservice	Article	Description
General	Table of contents	Updated the Azure Monitor table of contents (TOC). The new TOC structure better reflects the customer experience and makes it easier for users to navigate and discover our content.
Alerts	Connect Azure to ITSM tools by using IT Service Management	Deprecating support for sending ITSM actions and events to ServiceNow. Instead, use ITSM actions in action groups based on Azure alerts to create work items in your ITSM tool.
Alerts	Create a new alert rule	New PowerShell commands to create and manage log alerts.
Alerts	Types of Azure Monitor alerts	Updated to include Prometheus alerts.
Alerts	Customize alert notifications by using Logic Apps	New article: Use alerts to send emails or Teams posts by using Logic Apps.
Application-insights	Sampling in Application Insights	Prioritized the "When to use sampling" and "How sampling works" sections as prerequisite information for the article.
Application-insights	What is auto-instrumentation for Azure Monitor Application Insights?	Overhauled the auto-instrumentation overview with links and footnotes.
Application-insights	Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry for .NET, Node.js, and Python applications (preview)	Open Telemetry Metrics are now available for .NET, Node.js and Python applications.
Application-insights	Find and diagnose performance issues with Application Insights	Replaced the URL Ping (Classic) Test with Standard Test step-by-step instructions.
Application-insights	Application Insights API for custom events and metrics	Added flushing information to the FAQ.
Application-insights	Azure AD authentication for Application Insights	Updated the `TelemetryConfiguration` code sample by using .NET.
Application-insights	Using Azure Monitor Application Insights with Spring Boot	Updated the Spring Boot information to 3.4.2.
Application-insights	Configuration options: Azure Monitor Application Insights for Java	Added new features on Capture Log4j Markers and Logback Markers as custom properties on the corresponding trace (log message) telemetry.
Application-insights	Create custom KPI dashboards by using Application Insights	Refreshed with new screenshots and instructions.
Application-insights	Share Azure dashboards by using Azure role-based access control	Refreshed with new screenshots and instructions.
Application-insights	Application monitoring for Azure App Service and ASP.NET	Added important notes about System.IO.FileNotFoundException after an 2.8.44 auto-instrumentation upgrade.
Application-insights	Geolocation and IP address handling	Updated geolocation lookup information.
Containers	Metric alert rules in Container insights (preview)	Updated to include Container insights metric alerts.
Containers	Custom metrics collected by Container insights	New article.
Containers	Overview of Container insights in Azure Monitor	Rewritten to simplify onboarding options.
Containers	Enable Container insights for Azure Kubernetes Service cluster	Updated to combine new and existing clusters.
Containers Prometheus	Query logs from Container insights	Updated to include log queries for Prometheus data.
Containers Prometheus	Collect Prometheus metrics with Container insights	Updated to include Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus.
Essentials Prometheus	Metrics in Azure Monitor	Updated to include Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus.
Essentials Prometheus	Azure Monitor workspace overview (preview) Overview of Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus (preview) Rule groups in Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus (preview) Remote-write in Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus (preview) Use Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus (preview) as data source for Grafana Troubleshoot collection of Prometheus metrics in Azure Monitor (preview) Default Prometheus metrics configuration in Azure Monitor (preview) Scrape Prometheus metrics at scale in Azure Monitor (preview) Customize scraping of Prometheus metrics in Azure Monitor (preview) Create, validate, and troubleshoot custom configuration file for Prometheus metrics in Azure Monitor (preview) Minimal Prometheus ingestion profile in Azure Monitor (preview) Collect Prometheus metrics from AKS cluster (preview) Send Prometheus metrics to multiple Azure Monitor workspaces (preview)	New articles: Public preview of Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus.
Essentials Prometheus	Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus remote write - managed identity (preview)	Added information that verifies Prometheus remote write is working correctly.
Essentials	Azure resource logs	Clarified which blob's logs are written to, and when.
Essentials	Resource Manager template samples for Azure Monitor	Added template deployment methods.
Essentials	Azure Monitor service limits	Added Azure Monitor managed service for Prometheus.
Logs	Manage access to Log Analytics workspaces	Table-level role-based access control lets you give specific users or groups read access to particular tables.
Logs	Configure Basic Logs in Azure Monitor	Added information on general availability of the Basic Logs data plan, retention and archiving, search job, and the table management user experience in the Azure portal.
Logs	Guided project - Analyze logs in Azure Monitor with KQL - Training	New Learn module: Learn to write KQL queries to retrieve and transform log data to answer common business and operational questions.
Logs	Detect and analyze anomalies with KQL in Azure Monitor	New tutorial: Walkthrough of how to use KQL for time-series analysis and anomaly detection in Azure Monitor Log Analytics.
Virtual-machines	Enable VM insights for a hybrid virtual machine	Updated versions of standalone installers.
Visualizations	Retrieve legacy Application Insights workbooks	New article: Access legacy workbooks in the Azure portal.
Visualizations	Azure Workbooks	New video to see how you can use Azure Workbooks to get insights and visualize your data.

September 2022

Agents

Article	Description
Azure Monitor Agent overview	Added Azure Monitor Agent support for ARM64-based virtual machines for a number of distributions. Azure Monitor Agent and legacy agents don't support machines and appliances that run heavily customized or stripped-down versions of operating system distributions. Azure Monitor Agent versions 1.15.2 and higher now support Syslog RFC formats, including Cisco Meraki, Cisco ASA, Cisco FTD, Sophos XG, Juniper Networks, Corelight Zeek, CipherTrust, NXLog, McAfee, and Common Event Format (CEF).

Article

Description

Azure Monitor Agent overview

Added Azure Monitor Agent support for ARM64-based virtual machines for a number of distributions.

Azure Monitor Agent and legacy agents don't support machines and appliances that run heavily customized or stripped-down versions of operating system distributions.

Azure Monitor Agent versions 1.15.2 and higher now support Syslog RFC formats, including Cisco Meraki, Cisco ASA, Cisco FTD, Sophos XG, Juniper Networks, Corelight Zeek, CipherTrust, NXLog, McAfee, and Common Event Format (CEF).

Alerts

Article	Description
Convert ITSM actions that send events to ServiceNow to Secure Webhook actions	As of September 2022, we're starting the three-year process of deprecating support of using ITSM actions to send events to ServiceNow. Learn how to convert ITSM actions that send events to ServiceNow to Secure Webhook actions.
Create a new alert rule	Added description of all available monitoring services to Create a new alert rule and Alert processing rules pages. Added support for regional processing for metric alert rules that monitor a custom metric with the scope defined as one of the supported regions. Clarified that selecting the Automatically resolve alerts setting makes log alerts stateful.
Types of Azure Monitor alerts	Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Servers is supported for monitoring multiple resources.
Upgrade legacy rules management to the current Scheduled Query Rules API from legacy Log Analytics Alert API	The process of moving legacy log alert rules management from the legacy API to the current API is now supported by the government cloud.

Application Insights

Article	Description
Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry-based auto-instrumentation for Java applications	Added new OpenTelemetry `@WithSpan` annotation guidance.
Capture Application Insights custom metrics with .NET and .NET Core	Updated tutorial steps and images.
Configuration options: Azure Monitor Application Insights for Java	Updated connection string guidance.
Enable Application Insights for ASP.NET Core applications	Updated tutorial steps and images.
Enable Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Exporter for .NET, Node.js, and Python applications (preview)	Fixed the product feedback link at the bottom of each document.
Filter and preprocess telemetry in the Application Insights SDK	Added sample initializer to control which client IP gets used as part of geo-location mapping.
Java Profiler for Azure Monitor Application Insights	Announced the new Java Profiler at Ignite. Read all about it.
Release notes for Azure Web App extension for Application Insights	Added release notes for 2.8.44 and 2.8.43.
Resource Manager template samples for creating Application Insights resources	Fixed inaccurate tagging of workspace-based resources as still in preview.
Unified cross-component transaction diagnostics	Added a FAQ section to help troubleshoot Azure portal errors like "error retrieving data."
Upgrading from Application Insights Java 2.x SDK	Added more upgrade guidance. Java 2.x is deprecated.
Using Azure Monitor Application Insights with Spring Boot	Updated configuration options.

Autoscale

Article	Description
Autoscale with multiple profiles	New article: Using multiple profiles in autoscale with CLI PowerShell and templates.
Flapping in autoscale	New article: Flapping in autoscale.
Understand autoscale settings	Clarified how often autoscale runs.

Change Analysis

Article	Description
Troubleshoot Azure Monitor's Change Analysis	Added section about partial data and how to mitigate to the troubleshooting guide.

Essentials

Article	Description
Structure of transformation in Azure Monitor (preview)	Added information about new KQL functions that are supported.

Virtual machines

Article	Description
Migrate from Service Map to Azure Monitor VM insights	Added a new article with guidance for migrating from the Service Map solution to Azure Monitor VM insights.

Network Insights

Article	Description
Network Insights	Onboarded the new topology experience to Network Insights in Azure Monitor.

Visualizations

Article	Description
Access deprecated troubleshooting guides in Azure Workbooks	New article: Access deprecated troubleshooting guides in Azure Workbooks.

August 2022

Agents

Article	Description
Log Analytics agent overview	Restructured the "Agents" section and rewrote the Agents overview article to reflect that Azure Monitor Agent is the primary agent for collecting monitoring data.
Dependency analysis in Azure Migrate Discovery and assessment - Azure Migrate	Revamped the guidance for migrating from the Log Analytics agent to Azure Monitor Agent.

Alerts

Article	Description
Create Azure Monitor alert rules	Added support for data processing in a specified region, for action groups, and for metric alert rules that monitor a custom metric.

Application Insights

Article	Description
Application Insights Overview dashboard	Added important information clarifying that moving or renaming resources breaks dashboards, with more instructions on how to resolve this scenario.
Application Insights override default SDK endpoints	Clarified that endpoint modification isn't recommended and to use connection strings instead.
Continuous export of telemetry from Application Insights	Added important information about avoiding duplicates when you save diagnostic logs in a Log Analytics workspace.
Dependency tracking in Application Insights with OpenCensus Python	Updated Django sample application and documentation in the Azure Monitor OpenCensus Python samples repository.
Incoming request tracking in Application Insights with OpenCensus Python	Updated Django sample application and documentation in the Azure Monitor OpenCensus Python samples repository.
Monitor Python applications with Azure Monitor	Updated Django sample application and documentation in the Azure Monitor OpenCensus Python samples repository.
Configuration options: Azure Monitor Application Insights for Java	Updated connection string overrides example.
Application Insights SDK for ASP.NET Core applications	Added a new tutorial with step-by-step instructions on how to use the Application Insights SDK with .NET Core applications.
Application Insights SDK support guidance	Updated and clarified the SDK support guidance.
Application Insights: Dependency autocollection	Updated the latest currently supported node.js modules.
Application Insights custom metrics with .NET and .NET Core	Added a new tutorial with step-by-step instructions on how to enable custom metrics with .NET applications.
Migrate an Application Insights classic resource to a workspace-based resource	Added a comprehensive FAQ section to assist with migration to workspace-based resources.
Configuration options: Azure Monitor Application Insights for Java	Updated this article for 3.4.0-BETA.

Autoscale

Article	Description
Autoscale in Microsoft Azure	Updated conceptual diagrams.
Use predictive autoscale to scale out before load demands in Virtual Machine Scale Sets (preview)	Predictive autoscale (preview) is now available in all regions.

Change Analysis

Article	Description
Enable Change Analysis	Added a note for slot-level enablement.
Tutorial: Track a web app outage by using Change Analysis	Added setup steps to the tutorial.
Use Change Analysis in Azure Monitor to find web-app issues	Updated limitations.
Observability data in Azure Monitor	Added a "Changes" section.

Containers

Article	Description
Monitor a deployed Azure Kubernetes Service cluster	Added section on using a private link with Container insights.

Essentials

Article	Description
Azure activity log	Added instructions for how to stop collecting activity logs by using the legacy collection method.
Azure activity log insights	Created a separate activity log insights article in the "Insights" section.

Logs

Article	Description
Configure data retention and archive in Azure Monitor Logs (preview)	Clarified how data retention and archiving work in Azure Monitor Logs to address repeated customer inquiries.

July 2022

General

Article	Description
Sources of data in Azure Monitor	Updated with Azure Monitor Agent and the Logs Ingestion API.

Agents

Article	Description
Azure Monitor Agent overview	Restructured the "Agents" section. A single Azure Monitor Agent is replacing all of Azure Monitor's legacy monitoring agents.
Enable network isolation for Azure Monitor Agent	Rewritten to better describe configuration of network isolation.

Alerts

Article	Description
Azure Monitor alerts overview	Updated the logic for the time to resolve behavior in stateful log alerts.

Application Insights

Article	Description
Azure Monitor Application Insights Java	Updated the Supported Custom Telemetry table in OpenTelemetry-based auto-instrumentation for Java applications.
Application Insights API for custom events and metrics	Added clarification that valueCount and itemCount have a minimum value of 1.
Telemetry sampling in Application Insights	Updated sampling documentation to warn of the potential impact on alerting accuracy.
Azure Monitor Application Insights Java (redirect to OpenTelemetry)	Java auto-instrumentation now redirects to OpenTelemetry documentation.
Application Insights for ASP.NET Core applications	Updated .NET Core FAQ.
Create a new Azure Monitor Application Insights workspace-based resource	Linked to Microsoft Insights components for more information on properties.
Application Insights SDK support guidance	Updated and clarified SDK support guidance.
Azure Monitor Application Insights Java	Updated example code.
IP addresses used by Azure Monitor	Updated the IP/FQDN table.
Continuous export of telemetry from Application Insights	Updated and clarified the continuous export notice.
Set up availability alerts with Application Insights	Added "Custom Alert Rule" and "Alert Frequency" sections.

Autoscale

Article	Description
Set up autoscale for a web app with a custom metric	Rewritten to improve clarity.
Overview of autoscale in Azure	Rewritten to improve clarity.

Containers

Article	Description
Overview of Container insights	Added information about deprecation of Docker support.
Enable Container insights	Updated all Container insights content for new support of managed identity authentication by using Azure Monitor Agent.

Essentials

Article	Description
Tutorial: Editing data collection rules	New article.
Data collection rules in Azure Monitor	Rewritten to improve clarity.
Data collection transformations	Rewritten to improve clarity.
Data collection in Azure Monitor	New article.
Migrate from diagnostic settings storage retention to Azure Storage lifecycle policy	New article.

Logs

Article	Description
Logs Ingestion API in Azure Monitor (preview)	Custom logs API renamed to Logs Ingestion API.
Tutorial: Send data to Azure Monitor Logs by using the REST API (Resource Manager templates)	Custom logs API renamed to Logs Ingestion API.
Tutorial: Send data to Azure Monitor Logs by using the REST API (Azure portal)	Custom logs API renamed to Logs Ingestion API.

Virtual machines

Article	Description
What is VM insights?	Updated all VM insights content for new support of Azure Monitor Agent.

June 2022

General

Article	Description
Tutorial: Editing data collection rules	New article.

Application Insights

Article	Description
Application Insights logging with .NET	Added connection string sample code.
Application Insights SDK support guidance	Updated SDK supportability guidance.
Azure AD authentication for Application Insights	Azure AD authenticated telemetry ingestion reached general availability.
Application Insights for JavaScript web apps	Our Java on-premises page is retired and redirected to Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry-based auto-instrumentation for Java applications.
Application Insights Telemetry Data Model: Telemetry context	Clarified that Anonymous User ID is simply User.Id for easy selection in IntelliSense.
Continuous export of telemetry from Application Insights	On February 29, 2024, continuous export will be deprecated as part of the classic Application Insights deprecation.
Dependency tracking in Application Insights	Updated the Azure Event Hubs Client SDK and Azure Service Bus Client SDK information.
Monitor Azure App Service performance and .NET Core	Updated Linux troubleshooting guidance.
Performance counters in Application Insights	Added a prerequisite section to ensure performance counter data is accessible.

Agents

Article	Description
Collect text and IIS logs with Azure Monitor Agent (preview)	Added "Troubleshooting" section.
Tools for migrating to Azure Monitor Agent from legacy agents	New article: Explains how to install and use tools for migrating from legacy agents to the new Azure Monitor Agent.

Visualizations

Azure Monitor Workbooks documentation previously resided on an external GitHub repository. We've migrated all Azure Workbooks content to the same repo as all other Azure Monitor content.

May 2022

General

Article	Description
Azure Monitor cost and usage	Added standard web tests to table. Added explanation of billable GB calculation.
Azure Monitor overview	Updated overview diagram.

Agents

Article	Description
Azure Monitor Agent extension versions	Updated to latest extension version.
Azure Monitor Agent overview	Added supported resource types.
Collect text and IIS logs with Azure Monitor Agent (preview)	Corrected error in data collection rule.
Overview of the Azure monitoring agents	Added new OS supported for agent.
Resource Manager template samples for agents	Added Bicep examples.
Rsyslog data not uploaded due to Full Disk space issue on Azure Monitor Agent Linux Agent	New article.
Troubleshoot the Azure Monitor Agent on Linux virtual machines and scale sets	New article.
Troubleshoot the Azure Monitor Agent on Windows Arc-enabled server	New article.
Troubleshoot the Azure Monitor Agent on Windows virtual machines and scale sets	New article.

Alerts

Article	Description
Configure Azure to connect ITSM tools by using Secure Webhook	Added the workflow for ITSM management and removed all references to System Center Service Manager.
Overview of Azure Monitor Alerts	Complete rewrite.
Resource Manager template samples for log search alerts	Added Bicep samples for alerting to the Resource Manager template samples articles.
Supported resources for metric alerts in Azure Monitor	Added a newly supported resource type.

Application Insights

Article	Description
Application Map in Application Insights	Application Maps Intelligent View feature.
Application Insights for ASP.NET Core applications	The `telemetry.Flush()` guidance is now available.
Diagnose with Live Metrics Stream	Updated information on using unsecure control channel.
Migrate an Azure Monitor Application Insights classic resource to a workspace-based resource	Schema change documentation is now available.
Profile production apps in Azure with Application Insights Profiler	Profiler documentation now has a new home in the TOC.

All references to unsupported versions of .NET and .NET CORE are scrubbed from Application Insights product documentation. See .NET and .NET Core Support Policy.

Change Analysis

Article	Description
Navigate to a change by using custom filters in Change Analysis	New article.
Pin and share a Change Analysis query to the Azure dashboard	New article.
Use Change Analysis in Azure Monitor to find web app issues	Added details for enabling web app in-guest changes.

Containers

Article	Description
Configure ContainerLogv2 schema (preview) for Container insights	New article: Describes new schema for container logs.
Enable Container insights	Rewritten to improve clarity.
Resource Manager template samples for Container insights	Added Bicep examples.

Insights

Article	Description
Troubleshoot SQL Insights (preview)	Added known issue for OS computer name.

Logs

Article	Description
Azure Monitor customer-managed key	Updated limitations and constraint.
Design a Log Analytics workspace architecture	Rewritten to better describe decision criteria and include Microsoft Sentinel considerations.
Manage access to Log Analytics workspaces	Consolidated and rewrote all content on configuring workspace access.
Restore logs in Azure Monitor (preview)	Documented new Log Analytics table management configuration UI, which lets you configure a table's log plan and archive and retention policies.

Virtual machines

Article	Description
Migrate from VM insights guest health (preview) to Azure Monitor log alerts	New article: Describes process to replace VM guest health with alert rules.
VM insights guest health (preview)	Added deprecation statement.

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